Snapshots with Bruce Springsteen

Woo hoo ... we FINALLY managed to convert our wedding slideshow by our professional photographers using a combination of freeware and smart thinking for the benefit of those who were unable to join us. Here's a glimpse of the bridal makeup session and wedding ceremony for your viewing pleasure:

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We brought home our new baby today and Jo was one very excited person :) After waiting for slightly over a month, we were finally going to meet the latest addition to our family.

Sorry to disappoint all you speculators, but there's absolutely no scandal brewing here. Thanks to Jo's generous payout which came early this year, we managed to purchase a brand new 1.6 automatic transmission Persona.

Talk of getting a new car had always been a hot topic of conversation but we decided to wait until after the wedding as we already had so many expenses to settle then. Even so, we were wondering where the extra cash would come from for us to at least pay for the car's down payment.

Well, we didn't have to wonder long as He once again provided in His good and perfect time, just as He had for all our wedding needs and will continue to provide for the rest of our lives.

Wedding Photos

Two months on, our wedding photos are finally up on Jo's facebook account for your viewing pleasure :) For the 'smarter' ones who value their time and chose not to dabble with facebook, you can view them by clicking on the links below:

Wedding Morning 1
Shots of the bride getting ready

Wedding Morning 2
Shots of the groom getting ready

Wedding Ceremony 1
Part 1 of our church ceremony

Wedding Ceremony 2
Part 2 of our church ceremony

Wedding Deco & Everything Pretty
Shots of the details that make a difference

Our Big Day
Shots of the wedding morning and ceremony captured by friends and family

Hotel Shots
Random shots taken around the hotel grounds

Tea Ceremony
Shots of the in-law introductions

Wedding Dinner
Shots of the night time festivities

p.s. Drop us a note if you would like a copy of the photos. Enjoy!

V Day

'So what are your plans tonight?'

'Nothing planned. Going home after work, watch Amazing Race Asia and mebbe do some housework.'

'Huh? Why la?'

'Coz everything's so over priced and over commercialised ... no need to waste money la.'

Secretly though, Jo was wishing for a surprise although she told her colleagues otherwise. And a surprise she did get when Anderson came home with a modest bouquet of roses and left them on the piano for her to discover :)

We dined at The Ship and settled for the set dinner which was an ok affair. Ok because the atmosphere was a little too army-style with the captain constantly giving orders to the waiters to bring out the next course. It felt a little hurried, a little rushed. Mind you, there was even a notice reminding diners of a 45 minute time limit to give room to other customers waiting in line!

But we had each other for company so that was enough to make up for it. Plus the food was enjoyable and we got to warm the chairs for over an hour.

Our main meal of steak and tiger prawns served with potato wedges and steamed vegetables and our creamy chocolate sponge cake dessert

We made it back on time for Amazing Race and eagerly waited to find out who the winner would be over wine and chips. (The Singaporean boys won by the way.) American Idol was on next so we spent the rest of our waking hours sprawled out on the couch in what would be our first Valentine's day as Mr and Mrs.

Gifts galore - teddy bear courtesy of The Ship and flowers courtesy of hubby!

The Proposal on Video

Those who missed this at our wedding dinner can now catch a glimpse of the seldom seen romantic side of Anderson!

2-Month Report

It has been almost two months and some have asked me how it has been (marriage wise I mean). Well, from the pointers below, you should have an idea of what has happened since we got married ...

1. What is clean to one may not be clean for the other.

2. Self made magic is tiring; one may say that there is a good feeling after putting in hard work, but certainly not when it means ironing your shirt early in the morning just before rushing off to work.

3. Different waking times gives you good alone time to wash up and meditate. Too big a gap makes you late for work ... everyday!

4. One tends to think more about their partner especially when you are busy doing house work while the other fella is either busy watching tv or fast asleep.

5. Pooling your money together, having a joint account is good. But it is only truly good when both parties stop subscribing to the policy of my money is mine but your money is ours.

6. Girls and shoes, bags, toiletries or clothes. You can fight their intense need to match every item they own with a specific shoe or bag. But unless you know how to stop the tide and calm the waves, I wouldn't really bother, just as long as you conveniently 'forget' to bring your wallet every time you enter a departmental store.

7. To your husband, buying him a car is all about how good the car drives and how good he looks in it. To your wife, buying her a car is linked to how much you truly love her. Consider that as well when you weigh the merits of a brand new car vs a 5k 10-year old Proton.

8. You can call to update every two hours, take safety precautions, arrange for company and so on for your wife who is left alone at home whenever you are overseas ... but feelings back home are never really too great especially when you are off to Singapore to watch The Cure or The Police in concert with the guys. If it has to be done, a pricey hand bag or two usually calms things down pretty well.

9. Be careful when choosing duties to do at home. Drilling holes, putting up the tv and shelves, fixing up the car and furniture, cutting grass and clearing the backyard are all one-off activities. It does not fall into the 'doing your share of the house work' category. Doing it with good music or your favourite tv programme turned on totally nullifies every good deed done.

10. Despite bleeding profusely from giving out ang paus, Chinese New Year is a time for family; honour that and you may have a prosperous year ahead.

More Blessed to Give

The year of the rat has arrived and we are not spared from the hustle and bustle of the festive season. Some things we learnt along the way:

1. Banks only carry a limited stock of crisp banknotes - especially the RM 5 and RM 10 denominations. Lesson: Draw up list of ang pau recipients early to get a good headstart over everyone else who are also vying for those currencies.

2. You've got to be really desperate or out of your mind to do your shopping last minute. Sure, things will be a lot cheaper one or two days before CNY but you'll have to brave the horrendous traffic, face the stress of looking for a parking lot, fighting for a shopping cart and joining the long queue at the checkout counters.

3. While ang pau giving can set you back by a few thousand ringgit, we shall not complain but be thankful that both our families are not strict subscribers to the double ang pau practice which is customary in the first year of marriage. And after all, it is by far more blessed to give than to receive! :)